Hisense 55" U8 Series ULED Mini-LED 4K UHD Smart Google TV (55U8QG) - QLED, Native 165Hz, VRR 288, Up to LD5600, 5000 Nits, HDR10+, Dolby Vision IQ · Atmos, IMAX Enhanced, 4.1.2 Ch Audio

I was getting by with a decade old Panasonic plasma TV, and in addition to noticing degradation with the screen image, I was astounded with how much heat it produced making it highly energy inefficient. I’ve always been a consumer of the higher-end brands because I feel like you “get what you pay for“ and based on my room and requirements I was ready to move forward with a high-end Sony Bravia. As they moved closer to the purchase, I noticed an inordinate number of negative reviews. This caused me to start again with my research and Hisense kept popping up. I recalled renting an Airbnb earlier in the year that had a high since flatscreen installed, and I was amazed by the picture clarity. I switched gears completely, and began looking at data from the Hisence mini LED and was amazed at the overwhelmingly positive reviews. The price was literally half of the set that I was looking at and I figured with purchasing through Amazon I would give it a try. To say I was impressed would be a gross understatement. The set is amazing. The picture quality is excellent. The remote is fantastic. Every part of it feels super high-end, except the price! My one and only complaint would have been the sound quality coming out of the built-in speakers. In the past, I have used $1000 plus Sonos units, but they tend to be glitchy. Upon further review, I found that Hi sense makes their own dedicated sound bar that comes with a subwoofer for a fraction of the price of anything else on the market. The set up an installation on both was beyond simple. The sound quality is excellent, and the consistency of operation is five star all the way.

I’ve been using this Hisense 55" U8 series for a week now, and it has honestly exceeded my expectations. The first thing that hits you is the brightness, it’s an absolute beast. My living room gets a ton of direct sunlight during the day, but this panel completely fights off any glare without losing an ounce of picture quality. The colors from the QLED tech are incredibly vibrant, and thanks to the massive number of local dimming zones, the blacks look surprisingly deep and close to an OLED screen. As a big gamer, the performance on this thing is a dream. Plugging my PC and console in and getting that smooth native high refresh rate with VRR makes gameplay feel incredibly fluid with zero noticeable input lag.

I have had this 100-inch Hisense U8 set up for a while now, and so far I have absolutely no complaints. The picture quality is beyond impressive. Colors are bright and vibrant without looking overly artificial, the image stays sharp on such a massive screen, and the black levels and contrast make movies and streaming content look excellent. I have seen plenty of people say to buy the comparable Samsung instead because this Hisense is supposedly nowhere close, but based on my real-world experience, I disagree. For the way I use it, which is primarily streaming movies, shows, and other content, this television looks every bit like a high-end display. I do not feel like I am missing anything by choosing the Hisense. The 100-inch size completely changes the room. It feels much closer to having a theater or projector setup, but with the brightness, clarity, and convenience of a television. Even regular shows become much more immersive, and good-quality 4K content looks incredible. It also handles a reasonably bright room better than I expected. I cannot give a fair opinion on the built-in speakers because I do not use the television for sound. As shown in my photos, it is connected to a full home-theater system, so all audio runs through my receiver and speakers. My review is based primarily on picture quality, streaming performance, and the overall experience. The television is obviously huge and heavy, so mounting and positioning it is not a one-person job. Once installed, though, it is absolutely worth the effort. This has become the centerpiece of my home-theater setup, and I would purchase it again without hesitation.

It’s a very good tv - smart tv . One thing though , the tv can be very bright . But there are options to reduce brightness , and also enable auto lighting so it won’t be crazy bright in the evenings . But you need to be smarter than the tv to make sure you get the right color and everything works . There’s so many color , brightness , clarity , motion settings , it will spin your head . I had a Sony Bravia 65” HD and upgraded to Hisense 75” . I wasn’t happy with the color setup with Hisense. Don’t look natural as my Sony . I had to depend 2 days to retune it. Plus it changes things depending on the input and signal type , which can be even more confusing . Had almost all or more smart features and Alexa control , Google voice control , Gemini etc etc . Sound is phenomenal. I had a receiver with 3.1 setup - due to noise and neighbor usually I had to keep my receiver on low volumes . But I don’t need it anymore . The TVs sound is amazing - it has up firing Dolby atmos and moving mini bass speakers . You feee like the sound fills the whole living area and lighten . WiFi audio and Bluetooth music is simply great . Has tons of other auto lighting , intelligent sound , picture . You can play around with it for months . Overall for the money is great. So far haven’t faced any app glitches yet . HDMI arc setting is nice to reverse feed hdmi and audio to my extractor , headset and other speakers. If you immediately want to see the quality of the TV , launch YouTube and play 8k,16k shot uhd videos - it’s simply amazing . The problem is that cable channels don’t produce 4k for most part and basically you’re scaling from 1k to 4k and the obviously if your tv is biggger 75”-100” it will look worse than your 55-65” hd tv sometimes . So the input signal matters . Throw away all your old hdmi cables , splitters , switches , receivers anything that is not hdmi 2.1 . It can mess with good signals and downgrade everything . One issue I noticed is that it can lose sound sometimes when you switch inputs . You just have to turn the tv off and on . The AI recommendation was to set it to auto full power off ( turn the plug off) overnight and on next morning . This reduces software glitches .

I have been a TV nerd for a while, owned flagship models from, Vizio, LG, Samsung, Sony. This is my 2nd time buying hisense, as I was very happy with my U8N. Dare I say I am impressed again. Performance is upgraded, software is more refined, no annoying bugs so far. Gsync works great, CEC switches inputs like magic without hiccups. Not much to ask so far but you would be surprised how many manufactures don't get the simple things right. The one I received has a perfect panel, 0 defects, no dead pixel, no uneven backlighting, screen looks uniform. I don't think you would be disappointed by the picture quality either, deep contrast vibrant colors, and it can get eye searingly bright. After having 5 different WOLEDs I learned my lesson not to buy another, they are fragile I keep getting dead pixels everywhere. with this mini LED TV you never have to worry about burn it , watch it or leave it on in the background to your hearts content. Connectivity wise, you get 3x HDMI 2.1 this year, if you have a more recent modern AV receiver, you could use the EARC port as a switch. If you use a PC, it even has a USB-C input that can take video signal 4K 165 HZ. I know! no one else does this. Got my on sale for 1k, a bit more expensive while on sale than last years model but I still think it's worth it.

WOW! Purchased Hisense 55" U8QQG to replace a 10 year old 42" Sony Bravia TV after watching many reviews. I liked the idea behind the mini LED technology but have been blown away by how much better the TV work in person. Fast "ON" to actual watching content. High brightness and contrast to allow watching TV on outdoor patio in the middle of the day!!! We turn the brightness down when watching in the living room and have had great enjoyment watching the many "OLED" and "BLACK" background demo videos. Blooming at the edge of bright white images next to black images is barely noticeable when looking at still images and invisible when watching motion video. Fast connection to WIFI. Sound has surprising bass and more volume than needed. TV greatly exceeded our expectations. The included stand is nothing special. We mounted TV to a sturdy stand with weighted base. Waited a couple months before posting review. Highly recommend this TV.

This TV exceeded my expectations for quality of picture AND sound. Picture is extremely bright, and the sound is the best I've heard from a TV (even so, I installed a good sound bar). I have turned down the brightness twice, as even in a bright room, it pops. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars, is that I can't turn it on with the remote. It worked for a few days, then I spent hours on the phone with their AI "person" trying various fixes, including new batteries, taking out the batteries and reinstalling them, and finally resetting the TV (had to put back all my settings). This worked for a few times, and then the same thing. I finally stumbled on a fix: if I hold down the on button and say Turn on TV, it goes on !! Anyway the TV is wonderful, with a great picture and sound, and it has loads of smart functions and built in apps. Highly recommend, but watch out for the remote on function.

After spending a lot of time comparing Sony, Samsung, LG and TCL, I decided to go with the Hisense 100” U8 Mini-LED, and I couldn’t be happier. The picture quality is outstanding. HDR content looks incredible, blacks are deep, colors are vibrant without looking oversaturated, and the brightness is more than enough even during the day. Gaming on the PS5 has been amazing. Games like The Last of Us Part II Remastered look absolutely stunning with excellent detail, smooth motion and very low input lag. Movies are equally impressive. Once you spend a little time adjusting the picture settings to your preference, the image quality rivals TVs that cost significantly more. The Google TV interface is fast, setup was straightforward, and the TV has worked flawlessly. If you’re looking for a true cinematic experience at home without spending OLED flagship money, this TV is an incredible value. I would absolutely buy it again.